Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-09
WHO ARE THE 1NoEND1AR1Ess

Another Blaze Near Lewis Bridge Un-
 doubtedly of Incendiary Origin
 What Precinct Officer Attributes
 The Fires TO-An Organized Gang of
 Roughs Said To Be In That Section.
 Jacob P. Richards ice house connected with his slaughter house, near the old Camar- go, at Lewis bridge, was entirely destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. The blaze was discovered by an officer at about a. m., and he at once sent out an alarm from box S2. Owing to new rule of the department only the hose carriages and hook and lad der truck respond at first to alarms in that section of the town, as the unpaved and sandy roads render the hauling of an engine through them extremely difficult Mo- e's men were first on the scene and soon had a hydrant stream playing on the burning building. The slaughter house near by mar rowly escaped destruction also, but owing to the hard work of tine firemen it was damaged to only a small extent. Fire Marshal Ken nedy and Chief Hendrick were promptly on the scene, thinking while on the way that big fire was in progress, the sky was bril- liantly illuminated. The department has responded to many calls in the Camargo sec- tion of the town during the past few years and much property has been destroyed, and the origin of the fires, with one or two ex- captions have been incendiary. The loss on the ice house will be about $200.
 ARE THEY THE INcENDIARIEs:
 A precinct officer, who has had his beat located in the Camargo section recently, gave a COURIER reporter last evening his opinion as to the cause of the fires which so frequently occur in that vicinity. He said: "There is an organized gang of toughs who make their headquarters in the Dublin section of the city, from which an excursion to Lewis bridge is easy. They number about fifteen or twenty and are a branch of the old Dublin gang which some years ago was the terror of Fair Haven. This latter gang was broken up by the police shortly before the precinct was located down town and it's coming caused many of the members of the gang to move from Fair Haven. I overheard brother officer say one day soon after the big slaughter house fire that the new gang had got III working order This assertion learned to be true when 1 was put on the beat. Nightly carousals ana brawls in pleasant weather was the rule ana for one or two officers to cope with them was next to impossible. 1 have no doubt but what the many fires in the section referred to could be laid to the door of this gang of toughs. I learned from fireman that at last nights fire, upon the ar rival of the fremen, there were at least a dozen members of this gang in an intoxicated condition holding high carnival in the vicin- ity. In all probability the fire was started by them. Fair Haven is growing rapidly and the gang seems to be gaining strength also, and this means that better police pro- lection is required for that section of the town.
 ADE WITT STREET BLAZE.
 The fire department was called out Satur- day night just before il o'clock for blaze in the house formerly owned by John Bohan, and located on De Witt street, between Put nam and Portsea streets. The fire wss in 8 closet on the second story. It was extin- e-l,E .I